Beliefs, attitudes and phobias among Mexican medical and psychology students towards people with obesity

Background: A high prevalence of stigmatizing attitude among healthcare personnel towards obese people has been reported. Objective: To evaluate the beliefs, attitudes and phobias that Mexican medical and psychology students have towards obese people. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted w...

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Main Authors: Lucero Soto, Ana Lilia Armendariz-Anguiano, Montserrat Bacardí-Gascón, A. Jiménez Cruz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Arán Ediciones, S. L. 2014-07-01
Series:Nutrición Hospitalaria
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Online Access:http://scielo.isciii.es/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0212-16112014000800005&lng=en&tlng=en